Gravity &amp; Buoyancy Engine

ABSTRACT

An engine designed to convert kinetic energy into electrical energy. Kinetic energy is created when cylindrical buoyant object/s fall by force of gravity from a buoyant object staging area onto a tandem dual link chain assembly in the gravity chamber. The tandem dual link chain assembly rotates gear arrangements connected to one or more electricity producing devices which create electrical energy. Before passing through the gravity chamber, by exiting from the tandem dual link chain assembly, the cylindrical buoyant object/s moves levers which cause the next cylindrical buoyant object/s to fall by force of gravity from a buoyant object staging area onto the tandem dual link chain assembly thus creating constant rotation of the gear arrangements connected to the electricity producing devices which create electrical energy. Each cylindrical buoyant object/s passes through the gravity chamber and enters an air lock chamber and through multiple air tight doors, which create an air lock, the air lock maintains a fluid level past the air lock chamber within the path of the cylindrical buoyant object. Each cylindrical buoyant object/s falls into fluid within the descend side of buoyancy chamber and is directed towards an ascend side buoyancy chamber when the cylindrical buoyant object/s strikes the bottom deflecting surface. The cylindrical buoyant object/s ascends due to buoyancy within the ascend side of buoyancy chamber. The cylindrical buoyant object/s enters the buoyancy exit chamber and strikes the top deflecting surface and then strikes a fluid tight door latch lever which releases the fluid tight door below the cylindrical buoyant object/s, allowing the cylindrical buoyant object/s to fall onto the buoyant object staging area to begin the cycle again.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

While described herein are several embodiments of the present inventionin sufficient detail so that any person of ordinary skill in thepertinent art, science, or area could construct and practice theinvention, it should be understood that mechanical, structural,electrical, logical and operational changes may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit and or scope of the invention.

FIG. 1 illustrates a preferred embodiment of the invention, which is anapparatus (505) with an electricity producing device (205). Theapparatus comprises a buoyant objects staging area (510), a gravitychamber (515), a airlock chamber (520), a buoyancy chamber (525), and, abuoyancy exit chamber (530), each of which is now further explained.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, FIG. 3, the apparatus (505) includes a buoyantobjects staging area (510) at normal air pressure (401), for the stagingof a plurality of cylindrical buoyant object/s (201) each being ofcylindrical shape with a specific gravity less than the fluid (403) inthe apparatus, comprising a fluid recovery area (226) to capture thefluid (403) released during the buoyant exit chamber (530) operation,secondary retractable pegs (202) to keep the plurality of cylindricalbuoyant object/s (201) staged on the buoyant objects general stagingarea (101) separating an individual cylindrical buoyant object/s (201)in the buoyant object secondary staging area (102), a primaryretractable pegs (202) to separate cylindrical buoyant object/s (201) toan individual cylindrical buoyant object/s (201) in the buoyant objectprimary staging area (103) to enter into the gravity chamber (515)through buoyant object entrance hatch (204).

As illustrated in FIG. 1, the apparatus (505) also included in thebuoyant objects staging areas a fluid recovery reservoir (303), amechanical fluid pump (301) to extract fluid (403) from fluid recoveryreservoir (303) through fluid pump inlet (228) to return the fluid (403)to buoyancy exit chamber (530) through fluid pump outlet (222).

As illustrated in FIG. 1 the apparatus (505) next includes a gravitychamber (515) at normal air pressure (401) comprising a primaryretractable pegs lever (210), a secondary retractable pegs lever (211),a buoyant objects entrance hatch lever (212), mechanical air pump (302),air pump inlet (213), and, tandem dual link chain conveyor assembly(506).

As illustrated in FIG. 1, FIG. 2, the tandem dual link chain conveyorassembly (506) comprising a plurality of electricity producing devices(205) which has extruded from them a drive shaft (207) which has aplurality of gears (206), and have corresponding shaft (214) which has aplurality of gears (206) which are rotated together by movement oflinked chain (209). A plurality of linked chain (209) are connected bybuoyant object chain ledge (208). The cylindrical buoyant object/s (201)moves downward when released from the buoyant object primary stagingarea (103) through the buoyant object entrance hatch (204) by force ofgravity when a different cylindrical buoyant object/s (201) passes andactivates the buoyant objects entrance hatch lever (212) and thencontinues descent by force of gravity onto buoyant object chain ledge(208) and causes one directional movement of the link chain (209) andthrough attached gears (206) causes rotation of shafts shaft (214) anddrive shaft (207) providing energy to electricity producing device(205).

As illustrated in FIG. 1, of apparatus (505), next includes an airlockchamber (520) comprising an airlock chamber entrance (215), a pluralityof air tight doors (217), a plurality of air pump outlets (216),increased air pressure (402) to maintain fluid level (218) at theairlock chamber exit (219).

As illustrated in FIG. 1, of apparatus (505) next includes a buoyancychamber (525) comprising fluid level (218), deflecting surface (220),descend side of buoyancy chamber (104), ascend side of buoyancy chamber(105), and, fluid (403).

As illustrated in FIG. 1, of apparatus (505) next includes a buoyancychamber exit (530) comprising a buoyancy chamber exit entrance (229),fluid (403), deflecting surface (221), fluid pump outlet (222),mechanical fluid tight door latch lever (223), fluid tight door latch(224), fluid tight door (225), and, buoyancy chamber exit exit (227).

EXAMPLE Repeating Path of Buoyant Objects

Using the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1, cylindrical buoyant object/s(201) stage in the buoyant objects staging area (510) and enter thegravity chamber (515) through the buoyant object entrance hatch (204)from the buoyant object primary staging area (103) individually whenbuoyant objects entrance hatch lever (212) is moved by passingcylindrical buoyant object/s (201) within the gravity chamber (515). Thecycle is started by manually releasing the first cylindrical buoyantobject/s (201) from primary staging area (601) through the buoyantobject entrance hatch (204) by moving the buoyant objects entrance hatchlever (212). The buoyant object entrance hatch (204) springs closedbehind the buoyant object/s (201) after the cylindrical buoyant object/s(201) passes through and enters the gravity chamber (515). The firstcylindrical buoyant object/s (201) lands on the buoyant object chainledge (208) and the cylindrical buoyant object/s (201) continues todescend through the gravity chamber (515) influenced by gravity. Thedescending of the buoyant object forces the buoyant object chain ledge(208) downward and causes the tandem dual link chain conveyor (506) torotate the shaft (214) and drive shaft (207). The drive shaft (207)which is extruded through the electricity producing devices (205) causesthe electricity producing devices (205) the required force to createelectricity.

During the descend of the first cylindrical buoyant object/s (201) inthe gravity chamber (515) the cylindrical buoyant object/s (201) passesand actuates the primary retractable pegs lever (210) which retracts theprimary retractable pegs (203) and allows a second cylindrical buoyantobject/s (201) to move on to the top of buoyant object entrance hatch(204) and then the primary retractable pegs (203) springs back tooriginal position. The first cylindrical buoyant object/s (201)continues its descend in the gravity chamber (515) passes and actuatesthe secondary retractable pegs lever (211) which retracts the secondaryretractable pegs (202) allowing the plurality of cylindrical buoyantobject/s (201) to roll downward and stop at the primary retractable pegs(203) and then the secondary retractable pegs (202) springs back tooriginal position separating the plurality of cylindrical buoyantobject/s (201) from the cylindrical buoyant object/s (201) in secondarystaging area (602). The first cylindrical buoyant object/s (201)continues its descend in the gravity chamber (515) passes and actuatesthe buoyant objects entrance hatch lever (212) which opens the buoyantobject entrance hatch (204) and the second cylindrical buoyant object/s(201) descends into the gravity chamber (515) the second cylindricalbuoyant object/s (201) lands on the buoyant object chain ledge (208) andthe second cylindrical buoyant object/s (201) continues to descendthrough the gravity chamber (515) influenced by gravity. The descendingof the second cylindrical buoyant object/s (201) forces the buoyantobject chain ledge (208) downward and causes the tandem dual link chainconveyor to rotate the shaft (214) and drive shaft (207). The driveshaft (207) which is extruded through the electricity producing devices(205) causes the electricity producing devices (205) the required forceto create electricity.

The first buoyant object/s (201) falls from the buoyant object chainledge (208) after passing shaft (214) and enters the airlock chamberentrance (215) influenced by gravity. The first cylindrical buoyantobject/s (201) rolls through the airlock chamber (520) influenced bygravity and forces open the air tight doors (217) and each of the airtight doors (217) spring closed behind the first buoyant object/s (201)as air is being forced into the air lock chamber (520) through the airpump outlets (216) by the mechanical air pump (302) which maintains thefluid level (218) at the airlock chamber exit (219). During theoperation of apparatus (505) the mechanical air pump (302) is incontinues operation and powered mechanically by shaft (206) and iscontinuously moving air from air pump inlet (213) to the air lockchamber (520) through air pump outlets (216). The first cylindricalbuoyant object/s (201) drops into the descend side of buoyancy chamber(104) and submerges into the fluid (403) and then strikes the bottomdeflecting surface (220) and is deflected to the ascend side of thebuoyancy chamber (105) and the first cylindrical buoyant object/s (201)ascends to the buoyancy chamber exit entrance (229) influenced bybuoyancy.

During the descending of the second cylindrical buoyant object/s (201)in the gravity chamber (515) the second cylindrical buoyant object/s(201) passes and actuates the primary retractable pegs lever (210) whichretracts the primary retractable pegs (203) and allows a thirdcylindrical buoyant object/s (201) to move on to the top of buoyantobject entrance hatch (204) and then the primary retractable pegs (203)springs back to original position. The second cylindrical buoyantobject/s (201) continues its descend in the gravity chamber (515) passesand actuates the secondary retractable pegs lever (211) which retractsthe secondary retractable pegs (202) allowing the plurality ofcylindrical buoyant object/s (201) to roll downward and stop at theprimary retractable pegs (203) and then the secondary retractable pegs(202) springs back to original position separating the plurality ofcylindrical buoyant object/s (201) from the fourth cylindrical buoyantobject/s (201) in secondary staging area (602). The second cylindricalbuoyant object/s (201) continues its descend in the gravity chamber(515) passes and actuates the buoyant objects entrance hatch lever (212)and the buoyant object entrance hatch (204) opens and the thirdcylindrical buoyant object/s (201) descends into the gravity chamber(515) the third cylindrical buoyant object/s (201) lands on the buoyantobject chain ledge (208) and the third cylindrical buoyant object/s(201) continues descending through the gravity chamber (515) influencedby gravity. The descend of the third cylindrical buoyant object/s (201)forces the buoyant object chain ledge (208) downward and causes thetandem dual link chain conveyor to rotate the shaft (214) and driveshaft (207). The drive shaft (207) which is extruded through theelectricity producing devices (205) causes the electricity producingdevices (205) the required force to create electricity.

The first cylindrical buoyant object/s (201) ascends through thebuoyancy chamber exit entrance (228), into the buoyancy exit chamber(530), and strikes the top deflecting surface (221) and is directed tothe fluid tight door latch lever (223) and when the cylindrical buoyantobject/s (201) moves the fluid tight door latch lever (223) the fluidtight door latch (224) retracts and the fluid tight door (225) is forcedoped by weight of fluid (403) and cylindrical buoyant object/s (201).Fluid (403) and cylindrical buoyant object/s (201) descend through thebuoyancy chamber exit (227) and cylindrical buoyant object/s (201)arrives back to the buoyant object staging area (510) at the buoyantobject general staging area (101) while the fluid (403) descends ontothe fluid recovery area (226) and is collected into the fluid recoveryreservoir (303). The fluid tight door (225) springs closed behind thepassing of fluid (401) and cylindrical buoyant object/s (201). Duringthe operation of apparatus (505) the mechanical fluid pump (301) is incontinues operation and powered mechanically by drive shaft (207) and iscontinuously moving fluid from fluid recovery reservoir (303) throughfluid pump inlet (228) to buoyancy exit chamber (530) through fluid pumpoutlet (222) and preparing for the next cylindrical buoyant object/s(201) to move the fluid tight door latch lever (223).

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The purpose of the Gravity & Buoyancy Engine is to produce clean energy.Generating electricity from renewable energy rather than fossil fuelsoffers significant public health benefits. The air and water pollutionemitted by coal and natural gas plants is linked to breathing problems,neurological damage, heart attacks, and cancer. The Gravity & BuoyancyEngine is a simple process to create grid distributable electricity withvery minimal disruption to our environment and it's economical. By usinga heavy buoyant object, gravity and buoyancy as specified in thisinvention we can replace existing fossil fueled and nuclear powerplants.

In this invention we use a cylindrical buoyant object such as a DouglasFir log which has an approximate specific gravity of 0.5 which willascend in water. A Douglas Fir log with a 2.5 foot diameter and a 15foot length has an approximate weight of 2.4 tons. Formulated recycledplastic can have the same measurements and specific gravity as theDouglas Fir and can also be used.

In this invention is a tandem dual link chain assembly which willsupport the cylindrical buoyant object from both ends and will rotateelectricity alternators thus creating electricity while the buoyantobjects descend by use of gravity. There are physical levers operatedduring this descending buoyant object which release other buoyantobjects into the cycle to constantly energize the tandem dual link chainassembly into creating electricity with the electric alternators.

The buoyant objects follow a path of the tandem dual link chain assemblyand roll on through a air lock chamber which has air tight doors thatare opened and closed with each passing cylindrical buoyant object. Thisair lock chamber is how the cylindrical buoyant objects enter the fluidfilled chamber at the bottom and float up under the influence ofbuoyancy. When the buoyant object nears the top it is redirected overtop a hatch door and the buoyant object presses a lever releasing thehatch below the buoyant object then releasing the buoyant object withsurrounding fluid downward by force of gravity onto the starting pointto begin another cycle.

The invention can be built anywhere and has no need for sunlight, wateror wind flow, nuclear energy or fossil fuels.

LABEL INDEX

-   505 apparatus-   506 tandem dual link chain assembly-   510 buoyant object staging area-   515 gravity chamber-   520 air lock chamber-   525 buoyancy chamber-   530 buoyancy exit chamber-   401 normal air pressure-   402 increased air pressure-   403 fluid-   301 mechanical fluid pump-   302 mechanical air pump-   303 fluid recovery reservoir-   201 cylindrical buoyant object's-   202 secondary retractable pegs-   203 primary retractable pegs-   204 buoyant object entrance hatch-   205 electricity producing device-   206 gears-   207 drive shaft-   208 buoyant object chain ledge-   209 linked chain-   210 primary retractable pegs lever-   211 secondary retractable pegs lever-   212 buoyant objects entrance hatch lever-   213 air pump inlet-   214 shaft-   215 airlock chamber entrance-   216 air pump outlets-   217 air tight doors-   218 fluid level-   219 airlock chamber exit-   220 bottom deflecting surface-   221 top deflecting surface-   222 fluid pump outlet-   223 fluid tight door latch lever-   224 fluid tight door latch-   225 fluid tight door-   226 fluid recovery area-   227 buoyancy chamber exit-   228 fluid pump inlet-   229 buoyancy chamber exit entrance-   101 buoyant object general staging area-   102 buoyant object secondary staging area-   103 buoyant object primary staging area-   104 descend side of buoyancy chamber-   105 ascend side of buoyancy chamber

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1—Side elevation of the apparatus

FIG. 2—Tandem dual link chain assembly

FIG. 3—Top view of apparatus

FIG. 4—Power plant design

I claim:
 1. An energy conversion apparatus comprising a gravity enginein combination with an electricity producing device, said gravity enginecomprising: a. a single or plurality of cylindrical buoyant objectswhich travel through the gravity engine in one direction on a continuousand repeating path. b. a single or plurality of assemblies which areenergized into movement by the weight of cylindrical buoyant object/swhereas the assemblies movement causes rotation of a single or pluralityof shafts within electricity producing device. c. an air lock comprisinga plurality of air tight doors. d. a gravity chamber, air lock chamberand buoyancy chamber.
 2. In the apparatus of claim 1, air lock chamberwithin the path of cylindrical buoyant objects comprising a plurality ofair tight doors which open for cylindrical buoyant objects whilecylindrical buoyant objects move by way of gravity and the air tightdoors close after cylindrical buoyant object passes through while airpump device is forcing air into air lock chamber to maintain water at aconstant level in next chamber allowing the cylindrical buoyant objects,by influence of gravity, to enter at the lowest point of the buoyancychamber.
 3. In the apparatus of claim 1, buoyancy chamber within thepath of cylindrical buoyant object which has a bottom deflecting surfacethat cylindrical buoyant object strikes and is then directed to anascend side of the buoyancy chamber and a top deflecting surface thatcylindrical buoyant object strikes to allow cylindrical buoyant objectto be directed over top of a fluid tight exit door allowing cylindricalbuoyant object to exit fluid filled chamber by influence of gravity.